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USF’s culture of innovation sparks global recognition from Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
The University of South Florida continues to make tremendous strides in advancing technologies that meet global demand — now ranking No. 1 among U.S. universities for its commitment to industry, innovation and infrastructure — one of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which were established to forge a global partnership among all countries to create a shared vision in addressing the world’s greatest challenges.
April 27, 2022Global Research, Innovation
Software created to solve Tampa public transit problem helps other agencies in California, France
A University of South Florida researcher, Sean Barbeau, created software to help transit agencies share better real-time arrivals and it's now being used around the world.
April 25, 2022Global Research, Innovation, Research
USF tech being used in France and California to boost transit ridership and beat time delays
The tool allows transit agencies to save time, money and see an increase in ridership (Tampa Bay Business Journal / paywall).
April 25, 2022Global Research, Innovation, Research
USF-invented software tool implemented around the world to improve real-time transit data
The public transportation agencies for the country of France and state of California have started utilizing an open-source software tool created at USF that quickly finds errors in a transit agency’s real-time data—providing travelers more accurate information through mobile mapping applications, such as Google and Apple Maps.
April 22, 2022Global Research, Innovation
USF students collaborate with peers in Moldova during international crisis
In the midst of war and with an international humanitarian crisis on their doorstep, law students from Moldova are collaborating on research with USF St. Petersburg campus students in an effort to form cultural bonds during a time of chaos.
April 19, 2022Global Research, Student Research
No, the Sky isn’t Falling. But the Ocean is Losing Oxygen.
USF marine scientist Brad Seibel at the USF College of Marine Science is teasing out the mysteries of what scientists call ocean deoxygenation.
March 23, 2022Global Research, Research
Scientists Can Spot Shrimp Eggs From Space
By analyzing the light it reflects, scientists can say whether that floating blob in a satellite image is made up of shrimp, seaweed or something else. University of South Florida optical oceanographer Chuanmin Hu and his colleagues have worked out ways of spotting aggregations of small floating objects, such as shrimp eggs, algae, and herring spawn, from space.
February 10, 2022Global Research, Research
Study finds Rwandan genocide chemically modified the DNA of victims and victims’ offspring
Scientists with the USF Genomics program and the Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease Research have taken a significant step in providing the people of Rwanda the scientific tools they need to help address mental health issues that stemmed from the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi ethnic group.
January 10, 2022Global Research
Study of Antarctic ice’s deep past shows it could be more vulnerable to warming
In a study published in Nature, an international team of scientists, including USF College of Marine Science Associate Professor Amelia Shevenell and graduate student Imogen Browne, documented the evolution of Antarctica’s ice sheets about 20 million years ago.
December 15, 2021Global Research, Research
Within an Antarctic sea squirt, scientists discover a bacterial species with promising anti-melanoma properties
On the icy Antarctic sea floor a research team from DRI, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), and the University of South Florida is looking to find a new treatment for melanoma (Phys.org).
December 1, 2021Global Research, Research
Holes and headaches exposed in audit of global ocean observing systems
A recent study was conducted by a team of oceanographers, including Research Associate Enrique Montes and Professor Frank Muller-Karger from the USF College of Marine Science.
November 4, 2021Global Research, Research
USF Coral Researcher Joins with International Colleagues in Identifying Better Ways to Save the World’s Reefs
In the race to save the world’s fragile corals from climate change and disease, USF Department of Integrative Biology Assistant Professor John Parkinson is among an international group of scientists looking for better ways to restore damaged reefs.
October 12, 2021Global Research, Research
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